BALTIMORE, MD—A Prince George’s County resident who plays Maryland Lottery games once or twice a year has her mom to thank for her $1.8 million win in an October 28 drawing. The Bowie woman was at the gas station when her mom talked her into buying a random ticket for a random game.
That random ticket was a jackpot winner and the random game was Multi-Match, which enjoyed a jackpot roll of nearly three months before her lucky purchase. It took some time for the novice to realize she was a millionaire as her mom, who is a regular player, took the lucky ticket home with her.
When her mom scanned the ticket to see if her daughter won anything, she received a “Go to Lottery” message. The curious mother decided to pull up the winning numbers for the drawing on her phone and couldn’t believe her eyes. The ticket’s digits matched the winning numbers!…